Stop Policing for Profit Stop Policing for Profit
Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize and sell your property and keep the profits, even if you haven't been charged with a crime.
Oct 29, 2013 / NationAction
Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants
The SAFE Act would turn millions of undocumented immigrants into criminals overnight, a windfall for the private prison industry.
Oct 22, 2013 / NationAction
Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich? Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich?
Thanks to the $14 billion commercial bail industry, we have two criminal justice systems: one for the rich and one for the rest of us.
Oct 15, 2013 / NationAction
Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners
In states that use Corizon to provide healthcare in their prisons, medical neglect and abuse run rampant.
Oct 8, 2013 / NationAction
Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families
Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission...
Oct 1, 2013 / NationAction
Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed
Spread the word about the new fight for expanded abortion access and the need to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
Sep 30, 2013 / NationAction
Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives
Someday we may live in a world where war and militarization were rare, but, until then, we must demand the protection of innocent life when conflicts happen.
Sep 19, 2013 / NationAction
Help Prevent Military Intervention in Syria Help Prevent Military Intervention in Syria
Now it is time for democracy to work. Contact your senators and representatives and demand they vote “no” to military intervention in Syria.
Sep 4, 2013 / NationAction
Tell President Obama to Break Up the Old Boys’ Club at the Fed Tell President Obama to Break Up the Old Boys’ Club at the Fed
Her detractors claim that she doesn’t have the “gravitas” for the job, but Janet Yellen would bring a much-needed perspective to a position too often filled by a ...
Aug 20, 2013 / NationAction
New York City Council: Pass the Community Safety Act New York City Council: Pass the Community Safety Act
The recent ruling against the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy is a great step forward, but the Community Safety Act will go even further in protecting New Yorkers&...
Aug 15, 2013 / NationAction